Since baking is an exact science it is hard not to share exact recipes but I will do what I can to rewrite the instructions without changing their meaning. I have tried to do so once here but I gave credit to the author and book from which I got the recipe from.

Maida Heatter proved to me long ago when she was upset when one of her recipes didn't work as written because of a slight change in wording...so, I am a bit reticent to reinvent the wheel, so to speak. However, I do have recipes that were my mom's and her friends and I can share those freely.